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George Wythe Randolph and the Confederate Elite
George Green Shackelford
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ARBA Guide to Biographical Resources 1986-1997:
Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited
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This single-source guide to selected biographical dictionaries and directories covers the entire spectrum of biographical sources (serial and nonserial) that have been published in the last ten years. In each entry the book gives complete bibliographic information along with price and a critical evaluation. Most entries have been selected from American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), between 1986 and 1997. Organized in two broad categories-"International and National Biographies" and "Biographies in Professional Fields"-listings are also easily accessed through detailed author/title and subject indexes. This work will be valuable to reference librarians, researchers, and others who require information on the lives of individuals from all fields of study and all time periods, and of particular use to those involved in the library acquisition process.
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Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick or stucco L-shaped ranches and split-levels so common throughout the United States.
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Midcentury Modern Lover's Porn.......2007-05-05
Page after page of delicious midcentury modern yumminess. Unlike many architecture and design books, this one is actually well written.
Atomic Dressing.......2007-03-21
Eye candy of the past that we loved, environments we create from what we thought were futuristic but now an echo in the past. Great assortment of houses on display to tickle your midcentury fantasies that we can't afford now.
Mid Century Gem.......2007-03-05
I love this book! Every page is graced with mid century ranch homes lovingly photographed and described. If you have any interest at all in architecture, add this book to your collection.
Wonderful book on Ranch Homes.......2007-02-20
As a subscriber of the "Atomic Ranch" magazine, published by the same authors of this book, I had high expectations on its content, which were more than fulfilled, as i simply loved the book. It highlighted many homes that have been previously published on the magazine pages, but it had many others that I have not seen before in print, probably from the earlier issues I missed. The photos are superb, the book format is so elegant and perfect for Coffee Table display and the content is just wonderful. From Amazon, I have also purchased the Alan Hess book on Ranch Homes and the one from Katherine Samon on decorating Ranch homes, but "Atomic Ranch" is by far, my favorite of those three.
Mid century modern for the real world!.......2007-01-26
I have purchased many books on mid century modern style to get ideas for my remodeling project and while they were full of excellant examples of the style the biggest part of them only showed examples of high dollar showcase homes. (example: Frank lloyd Wright's creations) While they are beautiful they are far beyond my means and impractical for my life style. Atomic ranch fills the gap of real world affordable design and livablity that I was seeking. I have gotten many great ideas from Atomic ranch that I will likely use in my own home remodel. The book is excellant to browse, to read, or to use as an example when conveying your ideas to contractors or builders. Atomic ranch is a joy to any fan of serious modern, mid century, googie, or boom generation cold war living and style!! I can't recommend it more. Nuff said.
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Love this series!.......2004-09-17
Belle Day accepts a job as a live-in physical therapist to the daughter of Cage Buchanan. Cage suffered a loss in his past and has held a grudge against Belle's family for years. Having someone he considered the enemy under his roof bothered him..especially when where he really wanted her, was in his bedroom.....I was excited to hear that this was being released. Fans of the Men of the Double C series fell in love with the Clay family, which Belle became a member of when her mother married Squire Clay. This book was wonderfully written and was not lacking in any way. My biggest dissapointment is the only Clays mentioned by name, besides Squire, were Tristan and Sawyer. The best books written in this series were the stories of Jefferson, Matthew and Daniel, and not to see these characters mentioned by name was dissapointing. Although this book is not in the same league as "Stay", it is a worthy addition to this series and a must read.
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- Timeless values in overcoming difficulties. A wounderful family book!
- Ralph Moody
- Vivid history in a home-spun style that leaves you smiling.
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Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover
Ralph Moody
Manufacturer: Bison Books
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The Dry Divide
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Mary Emma & Company (Bison Book)
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The Fields of Home
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The Home Ranch (Bison Book)
ASIN: 0803282176 |
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Horse of a Different Color ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in Little Britches and continued at points east and west in Man of the Family, The Fields of Home, The Home Ranch, Mary Emma & Company, Shaking the Nickel Bush, and The Dry Divide. All have been reprinted as Bison Books.
Customer Reviews:
Timeless values in overcoming difficulties. A wounderful family book!.......2006-04-26
Ralph Moody's books are a national treasure demonstrating life at the end of an era while teaching timeless values in an enjoyable and appealing fashion. Almost all of Ralph Moody's books have that "read aloud" feel so rare in literature disigned for families. Told in the first person he tells his story simply with feeling and often some well placed humor.
In this volume Ralph is drawn into the Cattle/livestock business and unwittingly forms a partnership that leaves him unbelievably in debt. Ever resourceful Ralph rebuilds a new business and works to overcome his turn of bad luck.
This is a wounderful story whose enjoyment will be enhanced by reading the other books in the series first as this in the last book.
Ralph Moody.......2001-04-27
When I was a child I read Little Britches, Man of The Family, and Horse of a Different Color. These books/stories are timeless. Any parent who wants to give a good example to a child about resposibility should obtain these.
Vivid history in a home-spun style that leaves you smiling........2000-01-10
Ralph Moody again weaves an artful picture of true life in the real world of the early twentieth century. His easy going style and colorful portrayal of each character give a real livng account of day to day life with a constant optimism that many of us miss in our cynical world. A great read aloud family book aong with the rest in the series. Moody gives character qualities that are rarely found in the novels of today and are much needed especially for todays young men.
Put this one on your 10 - 14 year old's reading list but don't forget to read it along with them.
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Love on the Range.......2003-07-21
BUFFALO SUMMER by Nadia Nichols (A Harlequin Superromance)
A young woman and "her" five boys spend a summer on a buffalo ranch in BUFFALO SUMMER, a Harlequin Superromance by Nadia Nichols. Caleb McCutcheon is a retired baseball player. He would have been nominated into the Baseball Hall of Fame, if it hadn't been for an injury that cut his career short. Caleb has time to kill, and decides to invest his money (which he has plenty of) in an old ranch that was part of Indian-owned land in the Montana wilderness.
Enter Pony Young Bear. Born and raised on the reservations, she had gone away to college with the financial help of her lawyer brother Steve, and is now a teacher on the reservations. She also takes in troubled children, who have nowhere to go because of varying hardships. This year, Pony has five young boys, all of whom live with her while she teaches them their lessons every day.
When she finds out that she needs extra cash to buy school supplies in the fall, she is desperate to find decent work to help earn that money. Word gets around that Caleb needs help on his new ranch, and Pony has experience with herding Buffalo. She proposes that she and her five boys work the ranch for the entire summer, giving the boys some experience and responsibilities, and at the same time allowing her to earn the money needed for the fall school semester.
Caleb, however, does not know that Pony is a woman. He is in shock when he first sets eyes on her, and does not really believe she can do the job. But Pete, an old friend of Pony and Steve, convinces Caleb that Pony is his "man". She brings along her five boys, and their adventures begin.
As Pony teaches Caleb the ins and outs of raising and herding buffalo, Caleb finds himself falling in love with her. However, after a long talk about culture differences and how Pony feels that her Indian tribe is slowly becoming extinct due to intermarriages, Caleb is crushed. How does one deal with issues of racial pride and intermarriages, when a man is desperately in love with a woman who believes in it?
I always enjoy a romance with an unusual backdrop, and BUFFALO SUMMER fits the description. Nadia Nichols does a good job of describing the beauty of the Montana wilderness, and learning about buffalo was a new one on me! The story was well told and believable. Thumbs up for BUFFALO SUMMER.
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Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence.......2002-09-11
The death of her father, his remaining medical expenses and low cattle prices lead to a heart rendering decision for Jessie Weaver. Despite her intense connection to the land of her forbearers, Jessie must sell out and move. Rather than accepting the easy millions offered by developers, however, Jessie sells to a wealthy man interested in conservation. He promises to realize her dream, however, if she will stay and manage the land. But Jessie cannot remain on land that is no longer her own.
When Guthrie learns of Jessie's plans, he leaves behind the mountains of Montana seeking answers and healing in Alaska. Alas, he might have left Jessie, but he cannot quit her, and after five months, he gives into the compulsion to return to Montana. He hopes things have changed between them, but the bitter anger and pain still simmers, blocking softer feelings. Indeed, the cataclysmic events of the past year have robbed Jessie of any vulnerability or gentle feeling, leaving behind a woman as strong and rugged as the Montana mountains. But Guthrie loves the mountains as he loves Jessie, and he is equally resilient.
Nadia Nichols' voice combines the beauty of a poet with the strength of a visionary to create a unique balance between the mundane and the surreal. Jessie Weaver is a difficult heroine to warm to with her prickly attitude and stalwart determination. But occasional shifting points of view reveal an extraordinary woman as others reveal her strength, her courage and her moral fortitude. Jessie believes in the Montana land she loves so dearly, sacrificing millions to preserve a dream of wide-open spaces. Contrasting Jessie's dreams, Guthrie is a realist, practical to the core and pained by their constant friction. A typical male who cannot express his true feelings, Guthrie tends to make messes of things rather than fixing them. Yet it takes the strength of such characters to inhabit Nichol's world of unforgiving natural and manmade danger. An extraordinary novel that explores the most difficult of emotional landscapes and the most beautiful of natural spaces, MONTANA DREAMING earns the WordWeaving Award for Excellence.
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- Trying to Deal with Life
- A heartwarming story!
- One of the best cowboy romances I've read yet
- The most heartwarming romance of 2002!!!!!!
- Just another romance novel.
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Sarah's Legacy: Home on the Ranch (Harlequin Superromance No. 1037)
Brenda Mott
Manufacturer: Harlequin
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ASIN: 0373710372 |
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Trying to Deal with Life.......2004-04-22
Bailey had been moved to a small Colorado town as
Pres. of the bank. She tries to be fair to the people
of the town and yet maintain firm policies at the bank.
In the process she buys a place called Windsong Ranch.
She meets her neighbor Trent Murdock. They both are
hard working people trying to deal with life itself.
Slowly Bailey bringings Trent back from a dramatic
time in his life that has caused him to hide from the
world. Bailey meets Macy who was a friend to Trent's
daught Sarah and with Macy's help Trent begins to come
back to life even more. Love from Bailey, Macy and his
family made Trent realize that life really does go on.
I enjoyed this book. Love heals many wounds.
A heartwarming story!.......2004-03-13
This is the tale of two people each missing something in their lives until they find one another. Bailey Chancellor, raised in a series of foster homes, has always longed for a family of her own. Trent Murdock, grieving from the loss of his little girl who died a year ago from cancer, is a tough cowboy who only wants to be left alone. But he begins to change his mind once he meets Bailey. This book won an award for the best first series novel of the year from Romantic Times magazine.
One of the best cowboy romances I've read yet.......2003-10-08
Since other reviewers have told the premise of the story, let me just say that I found the book could have only been written by a person who KNOWS about horses and ranching. There couldn't have been any outside research, here. My hat is off to Ms. Mott, who reversed the roles a little in making the heroine the banker and the hero, just another cowboy waiting for the right lady.
I loved it! If you're a romance reader, you won't want to miss this one!
The most heartwarming romance of 2002!!!!!!.......2003-01-17
I absolutely loved this book!! The characters are so rich, the conflicts so real. []this novel was not what most people think of when they stereotype the romance genre. []This book dealt with a very tough issue--the death of a child and the pain of getting past that and moving on with one's life. The author was painstaking in her portrayal of this kind of suffering, which only made the ending all the more touching. It was life-like--the death isn't flossed over; it's not an excuse to get two people together. It is a very real conflict that many people face in the real world. No one could have written a more poignant account of this kind of heartache, nor the healing power of love. Kudos to Ms. Mott for such a touching, emotional story! She's an automatic buy for me from now on!
Just another romance novel........2002-10-15
I feel Ms. Mott's talents would be better used elsewhere. In a different genre. It appears to me that her talents are oppressed by the standard algorithms all (published) romance novelests are required to use when writing their romance novels.
Give this book a read. (The characters do have more personality than most romance novel characters I've encountered.) But when you're done, write a letter to Ms. Mott. Encourage her to transcend her apparant feelings of inferiority that seem to cause her to feel as if the romance genre is the only one she can be published in.
Being a woman who has had much horse-experience myself, I can appreciate the precise accuracy of Ms. Mott's horse-related details in this novel.
(MS. MOTT!!! Your creativity is like a penned wild horse, waiting to be let free from the hoof-shackles Harlequin keeps on it!)
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The Lawyer and the Rancher---great combo!.......2003-08-27
Dex challenges his ex-wife for custody of his little daughter and hires Claire Cavanaugh to handle his case. Only Claire grew up on a ranch with bitter memories of the many things she missed as a little girl. Yet, as she comes to know Dex and his homestead, her
outward and inner aims quickly change--beyond the confines of
his custody case.
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- A wonderful first book from a talented newcomer.
- What A Fun Story
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Buffalo Gal: Home on the Ranch (Harlequin Superromance No. 810)
Lisa McAllister
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ASIN: 0373708106 |
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Fate hands Seattle veterinarian Andrea Moore a reprieve on her wedding day when she learns that she's won a buffalo ranch in North Dakota. Not one to ignore a clear sign of divine intervention, she leaves a message of goodbye for her pompous fiancé and meddling mother and flies off to the Midwest. Foreman Mike Winterhawk isn't happy to see Andrea arrive, because he had desperately wanted to buy the ranch for himself. But soon the two are united in protecting the buffalo, solving the mystery of the strange visitations on the ranch's wide-reaching acres, and falling reluctantly in love. A host of colorful secondary characters inhabit White Thunder Ranch and the neighboring town, including a 6-foot-tall Swedish housekeeper, a stranded punk-rock band, a pregnant buffalo named Gypsy, a trio of elderly card players--all named Ole--and a bank president that's a die-hard believer in UFOs. This first novel by Lisa McAllister combines solid writing with charming characters and a wonderful sense of place. --Lois Faye Dyer
Customer Reviews:
A wonderful first book from a talented newcomer........1998-11-12
I was intrigued right from the start. The author combines romance with a touch of suspense and wry humor to create a real winner. A Seattle heroine (okay, it can't be all bad if she's from my home town) gets plunked down in North Dakota with a pregnant bison and a hunk of a ranch foreman. A very nice change of pace from the standard fare I've read lately. The secondary characters are great, and the hero and heroine have plenty to keep them apart. The ending was very satisfying. This is a new author I will want to follow.
What A Fun Story.......1998-11-07
I've heard this is a first book, and it is well worth giving it a try! The story is laugh out loud funny at times, but also is a wonderful romance. I spent the entire book trying to figure out how to get to North Dakota to meet a hero like Mike Winterhawk! Get this book and treat yourself to a delightful read!
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Rich in the real things of life.......2001-12-30
Susan Floyd has a knack for presenting a story so real and down to earth and moving I have to take my hat off to her.
Her characters struggle with the problems all of us struggle with, but they're not just the surface difficulties of rounding up wild cows or running a ranch alone. The inner fears and strengths of Real Life are presented with insight and compassion,
and the growth and resilience of her hero and heroine are inspiring. Ms. Floyd understands life and doesn't flinch from grappling with it.
I loved the ranch setting, the lovingly detailed mid-California countryside, the banter among the cowhands, the clearly not-stereotypical heroine with her verve and insecurity
combined into a real, struggling, brave, person who learns to take risks. And the hero... well, we all want one like Dexter Scott.
This is the kind of writer whose works I will continue to seek; they ring with honesty and they touch me deeply.
Carolyn Woolston (writing as Lynna Banning)
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Multicultural case studies to be used in multicultural and diversity training workshops. The collection includes 70 case studies under seven topic areas: Workplace, Education, Health Care, Mental Health, International Business, Law Enforcement and Victim Services. Each case study includes questions, trainer tips and references.
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- Good, if you know what you're doing
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Multicultural Case Studies: Tools for Training (2nd Edition)
Rohini Anand , and
Laura K. Shipler
Manufacturer: National MultiCultural Institute
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Binding: Spiral-bound
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ASIN: 1885077718 |
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A collection of case studies to be used in diversity training for professionals in all fields. Sections cover: general workplace issues, education, health care, mental health, international business, law enforcement, and victim service professionals. Case studies include training tips and discussion guides. The publication describes the advantages and the challenges of using case studies in training and provides detailed guidelines for developing original cases.
Customer Reviews:
Good, if you know what you're doing.......2000-04-19
This is definetly a collection of case studies - but that's it. Do not expect much in the way of guidance with the studies. I would reccomend this book only if you are an experienced trainer and have a clear understanding of the group you are working with. The studies are strong and varied and can certainly add to an existing training program.
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- Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor
- History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
- I Kept My Word: The Personal Promise Between a World War II Army Private and His Captain About What Really Happened to Glenn Miller
- In the Beginning: Fundamentalism, the Scopes Trial, and the Making of the Antievolution Movement (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series)
- Ironclad Captain Seth Ledyard Phelps & the U.S. Navy, 1841-1864
- John & Edward Rutledge of South Carolina
- John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
- Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator
- Journey from Anxiety to Freedom: Moving Beyond Panic and Phobias and Learning to Trust Yourself
- Journey Not The Arrival Matters: An Autobiography Of The Years 1939 To 1969
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